The Surfrider Foundation: Olympic Peninsula Chapter

Meeting minutes: 10.1.2008

Attendees 

Darryl Wood, Chris Jafay, Jeff White, Dave Cairns, Michelle Wilson, Shannon Serrano, Jason Poole, Forest Wilson, Arnold Schouten  

Treasurers Report

Clean Water Classic deposit: +1300.91
Monthly Expenses: - 91.38 (Elwha Sani can)
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Current Balance: $ 3132.60

Secretary Report

Minutes from last month were approved and are now final

Access Issues

Green Point - The plant property goes to the top of the bluff so as soon as you are off the JACE property you are on the plant land and so you are illegal.  North Olympic Land Trust owns the easment and until they change their minds, they say NO ACCESS.  Furthermore, until the Trust For Public Lands changes their stance there is no way we can make a difference.
 
The Dump - Darryl Woods talked to Vince Cooke, they expect to seal the dump soon and the money is in place via the Puget Sound Partnership.  The plan is to put a park there and so the site and road will not be closed.  Vince is in support of surfers and would like to see us help to make sure everyone is buying their rec permits.  Vince would also like to have a seperate beach cleanup for the dump.  He would also like some signs to indicate where to dump trash so that the road doesn't get blocked.
 
The Cape -  Having problems with surfers blocking the driveway.  Local landowner has put up a gate and people are still parking in front.  Suggestions include signs to help people know where to park, improve the parking area and make it obvious where to park.  Darryl talked to him about improving the existing landings, he liked the idea and said he would talk to the landowner.
 
The Elwha -  Darryl talked to Elwha Tribe contact who acts as the policy coordinator and says there is currently no public parking and that parking at Charles' house is not allowed.  Darryl is on it and looking into spots for parking.  The general idea is that if we can promote the use of recreational permits by surfers when using tribal lands then we can present the Elwha Tribe with the information from the Quilute and Makah Tribes regarding how much money they make each year off the sale of recreational permits.  The end goal is to get the Elwha Tribe to offer recreational permits so that surfers can park on tribal land.
 
Action items

Twin's Sani Can Workgroup Report

Arnold has spoken with Kurt Bruch about the idea of placing a sani-can at Twins to help with the human waste problem.  Kurt supports the idea so we need to determine the best physical location next and get approval.  We discussed the idea of operating the Twins Sani-can only between the months of October and May to cut down the costs, everyone present at the meeting approved of the idea.
 
Action items for next month:

Washington Coordinator and Policy Events Update

Shannon will be meeting with Makah tribal council to work on a 2 day workshops for tribal schools geared at ocean awareness.  The plan is to start this winter and do monthly workshops in the tribal schools.  The goal is 4 per month across the chapters.
 
Next weekend is PNW conference in Seaside Oregon Oct 10-12th.
 
April 18th (Sat Prior to Earthday) will be Washington coastal cleanup.
 
Oct 8th is the last day you can register to vote.  Make sure you register and vote your consience

Port Angeles Pool Closure

PA pool will close in December if the city budget is not straightened out.  "Friends of the pool" meeting later this week for those that are interested in showing their support. 

Dogs at the Elwha

Let's add a plastic sheet inside the sani-can with issues and concerns for now, we can list the "code of conduct" for dog owners.  Take pictures and send them to Shannon so that it can get into Making Waves. 

Next Meeting

November 5th at the Port Angeles Library in the Raymond Carver Room. 6:30 - 8pm